Inside the push to keep RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda alive
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is implementing changes to how vaccines are evaluated and approved. He has replaced the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and halted U.S. funding for Gavi. These efforts continue largely out of public view despite legal and political challenges.
What changed
The update adds specific actions including the dismissal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the questioning of specific vaccine safety.
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RFK Jr. Restructures Vaccine Oversight and Cuts Gavi Funding
confidence 80%HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is implementing changes to how vaccines are evaluated and approved. He has replaced the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and halted U.S. funding for Gavi. These efforts continue largely out of public view despite legal and political challenges.
What's confirmed:
- The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken unprecedented steps to change how vaccines are evaluated, approved and recommended.
- The U.S. has stopped funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi.
- Efforts to maintain the vaccine agenda have shifted largely out of public view.
Still unconfirmed:
- RFK Jr. questioned the safety of COVID vaccines for pregnant women and the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine.
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Efforts Continue to Advance RFK Jr. Vaccine Agenda
confidence 80%Supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are working to maintain a vaccine overhaul through the Make America Healthy Again movement. This effort continues behind the scenes despite a decrease in public debate over U.S. vaccine policy. Current actions include a hold on U.S. funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
What's confirmed:
- Supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are pushing for a U.S. vaccine overhaul linked to the Make America Healthy Again movement.
- There is a quiet, behind-the-scenes effort to advance the vaccine agenda of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Still unconfirmed:
- $600 million in U.S. foreign aid for global vaccines is at risk due to RFK Jr. holding up funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
- President Donald Trump's chief pollster briefed attendees at a Republicans' private Capitol Hill clubhouse in February regarding voter interest in affordability.